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Whole Number 241 Vol.41 /;~.. , {....- ~-..;...(_ < v .;;- ._h{................ vi.,U ~ /~~/ 7:~ NOW AVAILABLE The product of 30 years’ effort, Texas Post Offices By County by John J. Germann and Myron R. Janzen is now available on a CD‐ROM produced by Lyle Boardman. All of the files are provided in searchable PDF format. Every post office which ever existed in Texas from the Spanish era onward is listed, in its current county and with all opening and closing dates. All are pinpointed on 255 county maps (including Greer County), complete with the railroads and waterways that were vital to the establishment of so many of the state’s communities and stores which these offices served. The origins of the names are supplied, where identifiable, along with the names of all of the postmasters for each office to date, plus a sketch of each county’s history. These five files are collected together by county and individually. There are two very large statewide lists as well. One records all of the postmasters in the history of the state, alphabetically. The other inventories in alphabetical order all of the post offices that ever opened their doors, or tried to, in Texas; this particular file is presented not only in PDF format but also as an Excel spreadsheet, to allow for personalized sorting and printing according to the wishes of the user. This is a most valuable reference for historians of Texas, postal and otherwise, and for genealogists. For further information please email the author at: [email protected]. The price of the disc is $45 plus $2 postage, payable by PayPal at the above email address, or by check to John J. Germann / 12102 Whittington Dr. / Houston, TX 77077‐4911,. Spring 2010 1 Spring 2010 Volume 41, Number 1 Whole Number 241 IN THIS ISSUE: Air Accelerated Mail between the United States and Egypt, 1927-1945 La Posta: A Journal of By Richard W. Helbock .......... 9 American Postal History The Postmasters General of the United States Website: www.la-posta.com XLV. Albert Sydney Burleson, 1913-1921 By Daniel Y. Meschter .......... 19 Publisher: Richard W. Helbock Associate Editors: Henry Berthelot Tom Clarke Rod Crossley Michael Dattolico Worcester, Massachusetts Dennis H. Pack Robert G. Schultz Wesson Time-on-Bottom (TOB) Duplex Hand Cancelers: An In-depth Chronological Survey of Advertising & Circulation Manager: Cath Clark the X-Type Killers, Part 1 COVER: Iconic images of the United States.and By Robert J. Trachimowicz and Egypt provide a thematic backdrop for a few cov- David J. Simmons ........... 24 ers illustrating carriage by air mail during the pre-war and World War II era. Richard Helbock examines the varying rates and routes used to link the two nations in the 1927-1945 period.San Hampshire County West Virginia Post Offices Francisco image by Rich Niewiroski Jr. By Len McMaster.......... 37 La Posta: A Journal of American Postal History is published four times a year with issues mailed on or about the 20th of March, June, September and December. Persons desiring infor- mation on manuscript submittals or subscription should e-mail or write La Posta c/o All About Mail, 33470 Chinook Plaza, Suite Philadelphia Rail Markings - the Trains 216, Scappoose, OR 97056, [email protected] By Tom Clarke .......... 47 or Telephone in Australia: 612-6645-1829 Opinions expressed in articles appearing in this journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. La Posta cannot be responsible for Chaplains in the Philippines: the accuracy of any information printed herein. Blockade Mail By Michael Datollico .......... 56 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Post Offices of McCreary County, Kentucky U. S. A. - $25.00 per annum (4 issues) By Robert Rennick .......... 81 (digital edition only) CANADA - $33 (US) per annum OVERSEAS - $65.00 per annum airmail An digital only subscription is available for Also, Assorted News and Comments $12.50 worldwide 2 Whole Number 241 LA POSTA Benefactors & Sustaining Subscribers La Posta Benefactors are those persons contributing $50 or more for their subscription. Benefactors recog- nize that the La Posta journal, along, with its books and e-books, are a vital force that helps build and sustain interest in American postal history. Benefactor and Sustainer contributions go beyond just supporting the journal and help fund our research and publishing endeavors. We would like to give our special thanks to the following individuals for contributions above and beyond: Joseph J. Adamski David C. Collyer Robert Keatts Rev. Elwood S. Poore Raymond Agren Michael P. Corriss Jon E. Krupnick Robert Quintero Albert Aldham Rod Crossley William O. Kvale Robert G. Rose Gary Anderson Richard F. Curtin Russell Lang Henry B. Scheuer Ted Bahry J. Leonard Diamond Dennis J. Lutz MD Paul C. Schroeder Rex J. Bates Elwyn J. Doubleday Millard Mack Larry R. Sell Henry F. Battestin Jr. Robert M. Ebiner Richard Malmgren Dr. Michael Senta Robert Beasecker Alyce Evans Larry McBride Timothy M. Sheehan John Beirne Edward Fisher R.J. Randy McEwen Gus Spector M.D. Kevin Belmont Michael Goldstein Col. Richard Morain Rex H. “Jim” Stever Dr. Steven J. Berlin Ted Gruber Burnham S. Neill Robert Stoldal John Bigart Kenneth L. Hamlin Larry Oliver W. L. Strauss William E. Brooks Gary G. Hendren Alan Parsons Mike Tacha Mike Brown B. Clyde Hutchinson Richard F. Pesot Jeffrey Wallace John A. Cheramy James H. Inverarity George Pinyuh Ronald A. Wankel Walter S. Clarke Gordon E. Katz John A. Pollard Owen L. White The following individuals and institutions have contributed financial assistance to La Posta in excess of their subscriptions and we are proud to list them as our Sustaining Subscribers. We are indebted to them for their generous support. Without it La Posta could not continue to exist. Kirk Andrews Norman Elrod Robert G. Metcalf Anita T. Sprankle Dennis K. Austin James W. Faber Steven Miedziak Stanley Spurgiesz William H. Bauer Joseph M. Farkas Lynn I. Minneman John A. Steele Robert A. Beall Richard Farquhar John Edwin Moffatt Seymour B. Stiss John E. Beane MD Ronald W. Finger Steven R. Morehead Gregory H. Stone Stan Bednarczyk Sidney Fingerhood James Moses David L. Straight Britain A. Beezley Kenton Forrest E. F. (Al) Mueller Howard P. Strohn William R. Beith Dale Forster David Mui Marc Stromberg Bary D. Bender Myron Fox John G. Mullen James R. Stultz Henry J. Berthelot Ernest E. Fricks James P. Myerson Bob Summerell David Bize A.E. Gaddy Eric A. Nelson Robert D. Swanson Thomas V. Boettger William Gracie Ray L. Newburn Jr. Harvey S. Teal Eppe Bosch Raymond S. Hadley William A. Nix The Postal History Foundation Charles F. Boubelik Larry J. Haller James K. Oliver Norman Tjeltveit Deane R. Briggs M.D. LTC John T. Hardy Jr. Robert Omberg Don Tocher Roger S. Brody Wayne Hassell Dennis Pack Allan Tomey Dan Brouillette Dr. Edwin J. Helitzer John E. Panek Thomas P. Unterberger Chip Brown Karl E. Hellmann Norman H. Pence Tim Wait Mrs. Gloria P. Brunelli Terence Hines Hans Pohler Charles S. Wallis Jr. Dr. Kenneth E. Burden Todd A. Hirn, Stephen Prigozy John Weigle Maurice M. Bursey Reginald L. Hofmaier Toivo R. Rannikko David Wessely Arden D. Callender Jr. Don L. Hofsommer Robert D. Rawlins Ernest G. Wheeler Thomas E. Caton Robert Hohertz Thomas S. Richardson Kenneth L. White Thomas E. Chastang Dick Keiser Norman N. Ritchie Louise Wile c/o Alexander & Co. C. Robert Chow Lucien S. Klein Hal Ross Kirk Wolford Robert C. Clark Jr. Daniel M. Knowles M.D. Steve Runyon Raymond G. Woodman Giles R. Cokelet Mr. James J. Kotanchik A. J. Savakis John Wright Bob Coradi George Kramer Allan Schefer James Zuelow Thomas E. Corning Alfred F. Kugel Steven Schmale Vince Costello Eliot A. Landau Schmitt Investors Ltd. Roger D. Curran Howard Lee Robert G. Schultz Raymond A. Currier James E. Lee Joseph Sedivy Matt Dakin Brian P. Levy Edwin H. Shane James P. Doolin Rev. David C. Lingard Charles G. “Terry” Shaw Lee Drickamer Richard Londo Dan Sherman Joe Edinger Larry Dean Maddux Lawrence Sherman, M.D. Craig Eggleston Richard Martorelli James E. Shew David M. Ellis Bernard D. Mayer Jr. Thomas H. Smith Spring 2010 3 Publisher’s Page Our Thanks to You—Dear Friends and Supporters Cath and I have been holding our breath for the past few months. After we had taken a hard look at the financials, attempted to explain in print why changes were neces- sary, and then opted for the new quarterly format, we knew that the decision whether La Posta would survive or perish was up to you. I am relieved to report, as these lines are written in late February, that your sup- port has been overwhelmingly positive. Sub- scription renewals have been as strong as ever, and we are heartened by your many notes of gratitude that La Posta will be stay- ing in print. In addition, a few subscribers have made very generous financial contri- butions to our continued operations. In short, we are We are pleased to introduce two new multi-part re- chuffed by your response and will continue to do our search projects with this issue. Robert Trachimowicz very best to meet your expectations. and David Simmons have long been students of the distinctive Wesson Time-on-Bottom postmark Thank you! handstamps used at Worcester, Massachusetts. They Since this is our first issue to be produced and distrib- have graciously allowed us to publish their report on uted to all subscribers in both a printed and digital for- the X-type killers used at the post office, and we present mat, we would like to call your attention to a new policy the first of two instalments in this issue.
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